Diana Johanna Villavicencio Rivera (born November 10, 1985) is a judoka from Ecuador.
Bio Villavicencio was born in Quevedo but she lives in capital city of Ecuador Quito.
When she was 13 her father Colón took her in gymnasium because her older sister Silvia Villavicencio was that time judo champion of Ecuador. First years she was forced to train judo but later due to trainer Daniel Calderón she has enjoyed it. Judo taught her perseverance and discipline.
She trains almost every day at least 2 hours (before tournament 3h) under Iván Carcañán and Cuban Olympic champion Rafael Carbonell. She is 165 cm tall and she has sometimes problem with weight. She often must cut weight to qualify for the lightweight class.
Villavicencio studied jurisprudence at Universidad Nacional de Loja in 2010.
Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class2001Bolivarian Games3rdHalf Lightweight (-52 kg)2002 South American Games 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)2005Pan American Judo Championships3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)2005Bolivarian Games2ndLightweight (- 57 kg)2006Pan American Judo Championships3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)2006 South American Games 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)2007 Pan American Games 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)2009 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)2010 South American Games 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)2010 Pan American Judo Championships 5th Lightweight (- 57 kg)
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